His Deception

Chapter Five

People were screaming as about 30 zombies stumbled through the exit doors tearing into the people closest to them.

Turning around, I yelled to Jon and Matt, "The dead, go back!" but they were nowhere in sight.

Knowing it was no use calling out to them as they won't hear me over the deafening screams of terrified people. I ran out of the other exit, running down the hallways with people rushing past me..

Why do I have to be so unfit..move your lazy ass!

I just have to find another exit out of the school and meet up with the guys..i tell myself pushing on.

Following the crowd, we all run down the hallways looking for an escape route. Turning a corner, we see an open emergency door but our path is blocked by five infected feasting on a body.

Seeing them, more than half of the people turn back, deciding to find another exit but I don't. Why would I? I can still hear the gunshots and screams coming from the hall and inside the school.

I think I'll take my chances..

Looking around me, I count seven other people gripping various weapons ready to charge at them and a little girl staying at the back. Nodding to each other, a man shouts "Attack!"

But this draws the zombies, causing them to shift their attention to us..

So much for 'element of surprise' I mentally face palm.

Cursing inwardly as two shuffle towards me, I imbedded my hatchet into the head of the zombie reaching for me. As it fell backwards, it took the other zombie with him pinning it to the floor. After sinking my hatchet deep into its brain, I step on its head and pull my weapon out. Brain matter stuck to the tip of my hatchet and I scrunched up my face.

Gross

Looking around, all the infected are dead and we are all panting hard.

"Everyone okay?", I ask still catching my breath

"I-I got b-bitten", a boy of about 15 yrs says holding his arm.

Before any one could move a muscle, the man that shouted 'Charge' sunk his knife into the boy's head.

No! Oh God

"Why?!" I scream at him cautiously backing away

He shrugs,"He was already dead. That was mercy killing", cleaning his knife on the dead boy's cloth

I need to get away from this psychopath

Shaking my head, I turn around and flee into the night.

                      *******

If anything, the school compound was even worse than inside. The sky was still dark and the fluorescent lights outside were flickering casting moving shadows everywhere I turned. I was on high alert, my ears straining for the slightest growls or snarls and the bad lightening wasn't helping matters at all.

Running to where a fleet of cars were parked, I try searching for Matt or Jon.

"Matt!"

"Jon!"

Hearing a commotion to my right, I make my way towards the noise creeping quietly.

There was a man in the middle of four infected trying to fend them off.

Edging closer, I sink my hatchet into an infected's head before they can register my presence. I try to pull out my hatchet but I think I used too much force because it won't budge.

Panicking, I scramble back and go on my knees searching frantically for a stone or anything that can be used as a weapon.

A hand grasps my foot, looking behind me I see a zombie dragging me toward his open mouth. Throwing my other leg back with force, it connects with a resounding wham. The hand left my foot and I scrambled away from the infected.

Seeing as the man I tried aiding was still fighting off one infected having killed another. I knew I was on my own.

2 down, 2 to go

As the infected I kicked tackled me to the ground, I put my arm under her chin to keep her snapping teeth away from my face and neck.

Adrenaline courses through my veins and I push her switching our position. Pinning her hands to her side, I did the only thing I could at that moment.

Before I began having any second thoughts, I press my middle and pointer finger deep into her eye balls but I don't stop. I keep on going past her squashed bulging eyeballs until I feel her brain but I still don't stop. Not until I feel her jerk and stiffen beneath me.

Removing my fingers from her skull, I turn to the side and empty the contents of my stomach. I continue retching although my stomach is already empty.

"Damn girl, that was sick. Remind me to never piss you off in the future", I hear a familiar voice say.

"I had no choice. She was going to bite me"

It was either her or me

"Here..i got your hatchet out for you", he says coming closer

"Jon?"

"Yeah, missed me? ",he says grinning at me.

Looking behind and around us, I ask fearing the answer," Where's Matt?"

"He..after we got separated while fleeing from the room, we came here to the parking lot. Seeing you weren't here, he went back to look for you"

"What?! I'm going back"

"No, you are not"

"Do you know how many infected are inside the school?! With the gunshot and the screams, do you know how many more will be coming?! I have already hot wired the RV, get in and I'll go look for him"

Entering the RV, I throw my backpack on one of the bunks at the back and settle into the passenger seat waiting for Jon.

Instead of Jon heading back into the school, he dashes into the driver seat, locking all doors, and rolling up the windows.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I was furious.

"I'm so sorry Pearl but I can't risk it" he says with a pleading look starting the RV.

"No, we have to go back for him, we can't leave him. Open this door right now!" I scream banging on the windows. Some infected that were heading towards the school start making their way towards us drawn to my screams and the sound of the engine.

Putting the gear in reverse, we shot out of the parking lot nearly running over a little girl.

Hold on..

"I know her", I say to Jon. She was the the girl standing at the back while we fought the zombies blocking the exit.

Is she alone?

"Get in!", Jon shouts unlocking the door.

Pulling her in, I kick the infected reaching for her and slam the door shut.

"Hold on tight" Matt says gripping the wheel trying to avoid hitting any zombies but they were too much and we had to get away from here.

Flooring the pedal, he rammed the zombies and I could hear their bones breaking under the RV's heavy tires.

Looking in the side mirror, I glanced at the school one last time my heart breaking.

Matt..